All Flashcards
(185 cards)
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Blunt
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To make dull
Direct in manner
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Blatant
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Completely undisguised
Conspicuous, often vulgarly
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Bequest
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The act of disposing of property by will
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Benign
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Possessing or displaying kindness or gentleness
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Benevolent
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Desire to do good
Marked by good will
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Bemoan
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To show pity
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Belligerent
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Having a fighting character
Having to do with war or to people or countries at war
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Bastion
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A pentagon-shaped portion of a rampart or fortification that projects outward
A fortified or well protected position or area
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Barrage
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A great number of things coming one after another very quickly
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Banal
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Lacking originality or liveliness
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Aloof
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Showing little interest or desire
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Astute
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Keen in understanding and judgement
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Auspicious
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Likely to be followed by favorable events
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Aggrandize
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To increase in size
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Amiable
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Having or showing a friendly manner
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Austere
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Being and looking stern
Having only what is needed
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Amorphous
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Not organized and lacking definite form, shape, or character
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Abhor
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Synonyms-detest, hate
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Adamant
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Adj. refusing to change ones mind
Firm, steadfast
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Abyss
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A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
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Altruism
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Noun- unselfish concern for the well-being of others
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Ameliorate
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To make better or improve
Mom wants me to ameliorate
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Adept
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Very skilled or proficient at something
Aidan is adept at hockey.
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Ambivalent
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Having mixed feelings about someone or something
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Admonish
To warn or caution
to find fault with or correct in a mild, firm way
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Akin
Similar in kind
Belonging to the same family
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Allege
To say or claim to be true without proof
The police alleged that he had robbed the bank.
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Ail
To feel sick, to suffer bad health
He is ailing.
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Abdicate
V. To step down from there
To fail to fulfill ones responsibilities
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Adhesive
Able to stick fast to a surface
Or
A substance like glue
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Affiliation
A person or group that is connected with another similar, larger group
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Arbitrary
Out of nowhere- comment
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Assert
To state with force or confidence
To put forward strongly
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Ascertain
To learn without question.
The doctor ascertained the cause of her illness.
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Animosity
Strong dislike
Colin showed a strong animosity towards her.
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Assent
To agree
Colin assented to the agreement
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Annex
To add or attach
To make part of an existing nation or city
An addition to a building
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Arid
Extremely dry with a lack of rainfall
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Antagonistic
Characterized by or showing dislike or hostility
Having opposite effects or acting in different directions as a pair of muscles
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Authentic
Real, genuine, or true
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Assail
To attack with vigor or violence
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Anguish
Terrible pain or suffering of the mind or body
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Androgynous
Both male and female qualities
Possessing both staminate and pistillate flowers
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Antipathy
A deep dislike
The object of such a feeling
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Brazen
Shameless, bold
To face or endure in a bold defiant way
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Cacophony
Dissonance- a harsh discordance mixture of songs
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Ghastly
Horrible
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Trepidation
Fear
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Lampoon
V- to publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm- satirize
N-a speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
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Feeble
Ineffective
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Mangle
Inflict serious damage
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Wharf
Dock
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Succinct
Direct
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Congenital
Inborn---- for example - he has a congenital pigmented nevi
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Aptitude
Ability
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Inalienable
Assured
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Paltry
Meager
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Prodigal
Wasteful
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Depict
To show, describe, or portray in a painting, sculpture, or written work
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Deft
Skillful, quick, and clever in action
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Defiant
Showing no respect for authority
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Cunning
Skill used in a sly or tricky way
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Corpulent
Fat, portly,obese
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Cordial
Warm and friendly
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Contrite
Feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing
Resulting from or expressing remorse
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Consensus
A general agreement
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Conniving
To join secretly in a plot or scheme
To ignore or fail to report a wrongdoing
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Congenial
Suited to or compatible
Having a pleasing, sociable personality
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Confound
To perplex or bewilder
To refute
To put shame
To make less effective
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Condescending
To act as if one we're of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior
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Condemn
To call wrong evil, or inadequate
To declare as not safe or fit for use
To order punishment to be given to
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Concise
Saying much in a few words
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Commodities
Something that can be bought and sold
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Coerce
To persuade or pressure to do something
To compel
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Coalesce
To unify
To grow together or unite
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Chasm
A deep crack in the earth's surface
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Chagrin
Embarrassment or humiliation from failure
To cause to feel chagrin
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Capricious
Tending to act on impulse
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Tiresome
Causing weariness, impatience, or boredom
Annoying
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Thwart
To hinder, oppose, or frustrate
Crossing one's purposes
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Terse
Effectively brief and to the point
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Tenacious
Tending to cling to another substance or surface
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Taper
To narrow
To slowly come to a complete stop
To cause to narrow at one end
A long thin candle
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Tangible
Capable of being touched
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Tact
The ability to say or do the right thing when dealing with others in difficult situations
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Surrogate
One that acts in another's place, especially in official capacity
Acting as or considered to be a substitute or replacement
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Superfluous
Being beyond a sufficient amount
Not required
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Sullied
To make dirty or tarnished
To ruin the purity or perfection of
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Succinct
Briefly but clearly stated
Characteristically clear and concise
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Subside
To become less
To sink to a lower or normal level
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Stringently
Rigorous or exacting
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Steadfast
Able to be trusted or relied on
Not likely to change
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Stagnate
To be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development
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Sporadic
Occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space
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Soothe
To make less angry
To help take away
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Mundane
Of or pertaining to what is common and everyday
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earthly world
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Muddled
To cause to be confused
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Morose
Gloomy or sullen
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Molten
Made liquid by very high heat
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Mirage
An illusion in which something is seen in the distance, but is not really there
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Meticulous
Carefull, attentive to every small detail
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Menace
That which presents a danger or threat
To direct a threat against
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Needle
To take part in matters that concern someone else, without being asked
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Meander
To wind back and forth
To wander in speech or movement without a goal or direction
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Meager
Low in amount, strength, or value
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Lucrative
Producing monetary gain
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Lofty
Of great height
Noble/or/superior
Showing a belief that one is better than other people
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Liberate
To fare or let out
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Lament
To mourn for or regret
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Kinetic
Of, concerning, or caused by motion
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Laudatory
Expressing praise
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Pompous
Showing or inclined to show an exaggerated air of dignity or importance
Marked by showiness or bombast
Characterized by Pomp and ceremony
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Plunder
To steal by force
Stolen goods
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Plight
A state or situation, especially an unhappy one
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Plea
A serious or sincere call for help
A statement given in a court of law by someone charged with breaking the law
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Placate
To calm down and make less angry, esp. by appeasement
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Pious
Showing love for a god or gods in thoughts and action
Having religious content
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Pinnacle
The highest point or part of anything,apex;summit
To provide with or as if with a pinnacle
To put above all else on or as if on a pinnacle
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Pilfer
To steal, esp, trifling amounts or things of small value
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Petty
Of little importance or interest
Mean, or having a narrow mind
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Pessimistic
Feeling in a negative way about things
Don't be pessimistic
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Pervasive
Spreading or present everywhere or throughout.
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Personify
To be a perfect or typical example of
To attribute human characteristics to a nonhuman or inanimate thing
To represent in a human figure or a particular person
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Rendezvous
A meeting that has been arranged ahead of time
The place chosen for such a meeting
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Repugnant
Extremely distasteful to ones scenses or principles
In direct opposition
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Repudiate
To reject completely as invalid or untrue
To separate oneself from
To refuse to be bound by
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Reproach
To express disapproval
To bring disgrace upon
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Repress
To restrain or prevent the expression of
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Reprehensible
Deserving of blame or reproof
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Replete
We'll-supplied
Filled with food and drink
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Porous
Having many pores
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Exile
The condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment.
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Exemplify
To serve as an example of
To demonstrate or explain by providing examples
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Exasperate
To bother or annoy to the point of causing anger
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Evade
To get away from by using skill or tricks
To avoid or fail to obey
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Exalt
To raise in rank, power, dignity, or the like
To honor or glorify
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Euphemism
The word or expression so substituted
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Esteem
To have a high opinion of
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Esoteric
Understood or known only by a few people who have special training, access, or interests
Intended for a select few
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Erratic
Not expected or predicted
Not usual or accepted
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Equity
The quality of being fair and reasonable
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Epitome
Person, thing, or action that represents of some type of quality
A brief summary that gives the essence of a longer work
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Ephemeral
Lasting for only a short period
Lasting or living for only a day
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Enigma
A person or thing that is puzzling or hard to understand
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Endeavor
To make an effort
A serious attempt
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Embryonic
Of, relating to, or in the state of being an embryo
In an undeveloped or early stage
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Embodiment
The act of embodying
A person or thing that embodies some principle
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Elongate
To make longer
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Elegy
A sorrowful or mournful poem
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Egress
The act, instance, method, or place of exit or emergence
The right to exit
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Egotist
A conceited person
A self-centered person
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Dubious
Having or showing doubt
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Distort
To twist out of shape
To make false or change the meaning of
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Distasteful
Not to one's liking
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Dissect
To cut open or apart in order to examine
To examine closely
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Disparage
To lower in esteem or rank
To depreciate or belittle
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Dispel
To scatter or drive away in all directions
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Disavow
To deny any knowledge of, responsibility for, or connection with
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Dilute
To make thinner or weaker by adding a liquid
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Dignity
One's sense of worth
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Detrimental
Causing harm
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Exquisite
Very beautiful
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Homely
Not pretty or handsome
Simple
Not fancy or special
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Hinder
To hold back or stop the progress
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Haughty
Proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others
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Hasten
To move or act with speed
To cause or encourage to act or move quickly
To make happen or faster
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Feisty
Touchy, quarrelsome , or quick-tempered
Determined, spirited, or mettlesome
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Fathom
A unit of length equal to six feet
To get to the bottom of or understand completely
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Fallow
Plowed but not planted with seeds
Land on a farm that has been plowed but not planted for one or more seasons
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Fallacy
A false or misleading idea or notion
A logically unsound element in an argument or line of reasoning
The nature or quality of being incorrect or misleading in reasoning
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Facet
One of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem
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Extol
To speak of with high praise or enthusiasm
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Grievances
An injustice considered a cause of complaint, or the complaint resulting from such an injustice
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Glint
A brief flash or flicker of reflected light
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Glean
To gather or discover
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Germane
Having relevance to a given matter
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Genial
Cheerful and friendly
Mild, pleasant, and comfortable
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Frugal
Likely to try to save money
Small in amount or cost
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Foolhardy
Unreasonably bold or daring
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Flotsam
Floating wreckage and cargo of a ship that has sunk
Discarded items
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Fleeting
Passing quickly
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Flaccid
Without firmness
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Feign
To pretend or fake
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Feeble
Without strength
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Feasible
Capable of being done
Capable of being used
Plausible or probable
